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What is Swarm Robotics? Multi-robot system inspired from social insects Ability to work co-operatively to achieve a common goal “Swarm Intelligence”: simple set of rules for individuals, sophisticated collective behavior for the group.

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Research in Swarm Robotics Research in Swarm Robotics Communications Control Approach Mapping and localization Learning and task allocation Reconfigurable Robotics Object transportation and manipulation

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Existing Swarm Robots Trade-off between cost, size and features Very few swarm robots have camera ◦ From those which have cameras, ability to take images at good resolution is rare  Those which do take images at good resolution, often lack ability to process images  Finally, those which have ability to process images, aren’t fast enough! (or are very expensive)

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Communications Nano wi-fi adaptor used for WLAN. Used for video stream/ftp IR Transceiver Beacon for short range, line of sight communication (range upto 15 ft) Zigbee communication for mesh network in the swarm

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Battery and Power Management 7.4V Lithium Ion 5200mAh Battery Two TPS5420 DC-DC Converters to step down the voltage to 5V and 3.3V